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Individual investors net bought 1.2 trillion dong in the final session, continuing to accumulate FPT.
As of the close on May 8, 2026, the VN-Index rose 0.33% to 1,915.37 points. Matched-order trading value totaled 24,061.5 billion dong, down 7.3% and accounting for 85.4% of total trading value.
Total trading value across the three exchanges reached 29,721.4 billion dong, down 6.8% from the previous session. Matched-order value stood at 25,203.8 billion dong, down 7.9% versus the prior session, but up 15.1% from the 5-session average and up 12.1% from the 20-session average.
By sector, Consumer Goods and Transportation saw declines in both price and liquidity. Real Estate and Equipment increased in price but liquidity fell.
Banks attracted capital as both price and liquidity improved. In contrast, Information Technology, Securities, and Construction faced selling pressure, with falling prices and rising liquidity.
Foreign investors net sold 900.2 billion dong, including net selling of 760.7 billion dong via matched orders.
The main foreign net buys via matched orders were in Financial Services and Food & Beverage. Top net buys via matched orders included MSN, VIX, VIC, BID, GEX, SSI, MSB, POW, GEE, and VPI.
Top net sells via matched orders included FPT, VHM, ACB, CTD, STB, HCM, DGW, PVD, PC1, and (as listed) PC1.
Domestic individual investors net bought 1,221.4 billion dong, including 809.9 billion dong via matched orders.
On matched-order activity, individuals bought across 13 of 18 sectors, led by Real Estate. Top net buys by individuals included FPT, VHM, NVL, SHB, ACB, VPI, CTD, CTG, MSB, and HCM.
On the sell side via matched orders, individuals divested in 5 of 18 sectors, mainly Food & Beverages and Financial Services. Top sells included MSN, GEE, HDB, STB, VIX, GMD, PDR, TCB, and NAB.
Proprietary trading (self-directed accounts) sold net 19.8 billion dong, or 29.4 billion dong when considering matched orders. Through matched orders, they bought net in 7 of 18 sectors, with the strongest buying in Real Estate and Retail.
Top buys via matched orders included VNM, CTG, STB, VHM, HDB, MWG, KDH, VPX, VP, and E1VFVN30. Top sells were in Banks, including MSN, TCB, GEX, ACB, VCB, VIC, SSL, LPB, BID, and VIB.
Domestic institutions sold net 312.8 billion dong, including 19.8 billion dong via matched orders. Through matched orders, institutions sold across 8 of 18 sectors, with Real Estate the largest. Top sell-off names included SHB, VPI, VIX, VIC, MSB, BID, NVL, GEX, CTG, and MBB.
The largest buyers were in Information Technology, including FPT, STB, TCB, VHM, ACB, HDB, GEE, GMD, VND, and VJC.
Block trades accounted for 4,517.6 billion dong, down 0.7%, representing 15.2% of total trading value.
Notable negotiated trades included VIC (1,269.1 billion dong) exchanged between domestic institutions; SHB (263.2 billion dong) between domestic individuals; and 126.3 billion dong from individuals selling to domestic institutions.
Money flow shifted toward Banking, Securities, Construction, IT, Airlines, while it eased in Real Estate, Food & Beverages, Hardware, Oil & Gas, Transportation, and Rubber.
On a matched-order basis, the share of money flow rose among mid-cap VN mid-cap stocks (VNMID) and declined among large-cap VN30 and small-cap VNSML.
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